Spofford Group announces Business Insurance award winner

The Spofford Group Insurance Brokerage Ltd. recently announced that Manan Patel, managing director, has been selected as a winner of the 2017 Business Insurance Break Out Award.

Business Insurance’s Break Out Awards program honors 40 top professionals on track to be the next leaders in the risk management and property/casualty insurance field. Honorees from across the United States are recognized for their leadership and professional skills and can be working in any area of the industry — risk managers, brokers, insurers, reinsurers, wholesalers, captive managers, TPAs, and other service providers.

Patel joined The Spofford Group in 2012 and prior to that was vice president and senior team member at Marsh USA, Inc. Boston office in the Financial & Professional Liability Group. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting information systems from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration in finance and strategic planning from Boston University School of Management.

A profile on Patel will appear in Business Insurance magazine’s June 2017 issue. The honorees will be recognized at a series of regional awards events in June.